Today, most equate the crescent with a quarter moon. Yet Moultrie’s flag had the ... trees in gold or green, others replaced the crescent with stars, many used red or white backgrounds.

For 39 years, the Confederate battle flag — an instantly recognizable blue “X,” bedecked with white stars, against a red background ... which features a white crescent moon and palmetto ...

For 39 years, the Confederate battle flag — an instantly recognizable blue "X," bedecked with white stars, against a red background ... which features a white crescent moon and palmetto ...

Today marks South Carolina's 230th birthday. Pardon me while I howl at yonder crescent moon. But alas, it wouldn't do any good. According to one of our careful readers, I would be howling up the ...

A white flag bearing a crescent moon and a star in green created a flutter in Tirumala. Chittoor: A white flag bearing a crescent moon and a star in green created a flutter in Tirumala.

Pardon me while I howl at yonder crescent moon. But alas, it wouldn’t do any good. According to one of our careful readers, I would be howling up the wrong tree. I have been taken to task for ...